Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic
The Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic (E-Law Center Clinic) will provide legal services to entrepreneurs and startups who are not yet ready or able to engage outside legal counsel.
Students will work with diverse companies who are confronting a variety of business challenges specific to startups and early stage high-growth ventures. The e-Law Center Clinic will focus on four primary objectives in servicing student and faculty businesses and high-growth ventures.
Experiential Learning: Students can expect to be challenged in experiential learning while developing critical thinking and practical research, drafting and client management skills. Student will be expected to demonstrate: critical thinking and judgment; service orientation with clients; communication; and practice orientation.
Matthew Pelkey
Director of Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
Clinical Legal Education
Jordan Walbesser
Staff Attorney
Clinical Legal Education
Erin Gromley
Staff Attorney
Clinical Legal Education
Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs)
The Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic will support minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), and conduct research and application around breaking the barriers of traditional venture investing. In doing so, the program will accelerate MWBEs with a particular focus on high growth companies.
Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic By The Numbers
Since it's inception, the Entreprenuership Law Center Clinic has represetned 69 underepresented (woman or minority) founders. 39 of these clients have been women owned businesses and 32 have been minority owned businesses.
Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic Client, RHM Innovations, winning first place at the Panasci Competition.
